At long last have you no decency

[Pesky1]

This famous statement was given by Army lawyer Joseph Welch to Senator Joseph McCarthy during televised Army/McCarthy hearings in 1954 . Senator McCarthy was attacking "communists" in the Army, part of the disastrous "red scare" of the early '50's.

"Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator. You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_N._Welch)

This charge has been credited with beginning the downfall of McCarthy's red scare con which had lasted for years.

Bonus 1: McCarthy's attorney during this was none other than...Roy Cohn...Trump's mentor. Repeating...Trump's mentor was Joseph McCarthy's lawyer.

Bonus 2:
Welch, a lawyer, played the judge, a key role, in the acclaimed courtroom film "Anatomy of A Murder" (rated 8.0 on IMDB).


So...
Mr. Trump...at long last have you no decency?

[Skittles]

1. to be fair

we already KNOW Trump has no sense of decency

[Pesky1]

2. But unfortunately not all of "we" do know.

Decency should be a target on Trump's back.

[Skittles]

6. oh they know

they simply approve

[erronis]

9. "I really don't care, do you?"

or "I'm rubber, you're glue."

The trump's don't give a shit about how we feel about them. In fact they glory in our discomfort. Us - the peons.

[DBoon]

3. but tech billionaires think decency is the great flaw of Western Civilization

[malaise]

12. Indeed

Rec

[rsdsharp]

4. Welch was an Iowa boy, I'd like to point out.

Born in Primghar, and educated at Grinnell College (and Harvard Law).

[usonian]

5. There is no Joseph Welch, though Jack Smith came close.

Amanda Ungaro may be the one!!

Jack Smith has some unfinished work (unbegun, to be honest) at the Hague to accomplish.

involving war criminals

[Dan]

7. No decency nor sense of shame.

[BattleRow]

8. Both require possession of a conscience.

[Just Jerome]

10. Decency?

Decadence
Destructiveness
Dementia
Delirium
Dastardliness
Dumbassery
Despicableness

Sorry, no decency.

[BigmanPigman]

11. My mother reiterated this quote during Easter Dinner

with my family last week. I think she thought that we were unfamiliar with it. I've just forwarded it to her, hoping she'll feel connected to fellow citizens who are not in their 90s.